Income Tax : The new rules replace old form numbers with a structured sequence across categories. The update simplifies compliance and improves...
Income Tax : Tax authorities are increasingly questioning decision logic behind TDS deductions. The lack of recorded reasoning in ERPs makes co...
Income Tax : The new law replaces the 1961 Act without introducing new taxes or changing tax policy. It simplifies provisions, reduces complexi...
Income Tax : The case highlights that TDS applies to multiple income categories including salary, interest, and contracts. It reiterates that f...
Income Tax : The 30% Disallowance Trap in Section 35(b) of the Income Tax Act, 2025: When a Wrong TDS Payment Code Under Section 393 Triggers F...
Income Tax : Income Tax India, through its X account post dated 30.03.2026, has clarified the applicability of tax deduction at source (TDS) on...
Income Tax : Rule 219 prescribes Forms 138, 140, 142–144, fixed quarterly due dates, special challan-cum-statements for specified transaction...
Income Tax : Rules 212–213 introduce Form 127 for buyer declarations to avoid TCS and Form 128 for obtaining lower or nil TDS/TCS certificate...
Income Tax : Stakeholder-wise and thematic overview of Budget 2026 tax reform proposals covering farmers, MSMEs, corporates, NRIs, exporters, a...
Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consultancy payments for architectural services were not FTS since no technical knowledge was made availabl...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that TDS credit must be granted in the year in which the related income is assessed, even if it is not reflected...
Income Tax : Expenses incurred for a proposed business project later abandoned were allowed as revenue expenditure. The Tribunal held that such...
Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...
Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Income Tax : The notification requires payers to generate UINs and file quarterly details of declarations even where no tax is deducted. It enh...
Income Tax : The issue involved delay in issuing TDS certificates due to technical issues. The Board extended the deadline to provide relief. T...
Goods and Services Tax : The advisory explains that registrations will be automatically suspended if bank account details are not furnished within 30 days....
Understand Section 194R on TDS for benefits or perquisites from business or profession, its applicability, rate, valuation, exemptions, and compliance rules including penalties for default.
Effective April 1, 2026, the statutory limit for correcting TDS/TCS returns is 2 years from the FY end. This new rule eliminates unlimited revisions, demanding timely compliance to avoid penalties and blocked refunds.
Understand the tax rules for capital gains on compulsory land acquisition (Section 45(5)), including the taxation of initial and enhanced compensation, cost basis, and exemptions. Details on TDS under Section 194LA, including rates (10%), thresholds (₹5L), and compliance.
ITAT Kolkata ruled that payments for composing and DTP work are contractual, not technical services, and thus taxable under Section 194C, not Section 194J of Income Tax Act.
Section 194T, effective April 2025, mandates a 10% TDS on firms’ payments (salary, interest, etc.) to partners exceeding ₹20,000 annually. New rules create compliance and non-resident ambiguity.
Understand key provisions of advance tax under the Income Tax Act — who is liable, due dates, revision of estimates, payment procedure, capital gains treatment, TDS credit, Form 28A requirements, and computation rules.
Know about TAN under Section 203A of the Income Tax Act—its purpose, applicability, application process, forms, penalties, and key rules for TDS/TCS deductors and collectors in India.
The ITAT Delhi ruled that External Development Charges (EDC) paid by a real estate developer to HUDA are statutory government levies, not payments for the use of land. Following High Court and Supreme Court precedents, the Tribunal confirmed that Section 194I (TDS on rent) is not applicable to EDC payments.
ITAT Chennai allowed the appeal of MLS Enterprises for statistical purposes, subject to a ₹10,000 cost, restoring the matter to the CIT(A). The central issue is the prospective nature of the Section 234E penalty levied under Section 200A.
ITAT Pune ruled that the CPC erred in restricting TDS credit for a cooperative society based on a turnover mismatch in Form 26AS. The difference was due to the same sale being subjected to double TDS under both Section 194-O and Section 194-Q, wrongly inflating the receipts and TDS entries.
